Calendar No. 26

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 252

[Report No. 103–12]

A BILL

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State

of Idaho, and for other purposes.

MARCH 11 (legislative day, MARCH 3), 1993

Reported without amendment
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Calendar No. 26

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 252

[Report No. 103–12]

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State of Idaho, and for other

purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 28 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. KEMPTHORNE) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

MARCH 11 (legislative day, MARCH 3), 1993

Reported by Mr. JOHNSTON, without amendment

A BILL

To provide for certain land exchanges in the State of Idaho,

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Idaho Land Exchange

5 Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUST2 MENT.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundaries of the Targhee

4 National Forest are adjusted as generally depicted on the

5 map entitled ‘‘Targhee National Forest Proposed Bound6 ary Changes’’ and dated March 1, 1991.

7 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—

8 (1) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The map described in

9 subsection (a) and a legal description of the lands

10 depicted on the map shall be on file and available for

11 public inspection in the Regional Office of the Inter12 mountain Region of the Forest Service.

13 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The map and

14 legal description shall have the same force and effect

15 as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary

16 of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec17 retary’’) may correct clerical and typographical er18 rors.

19 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose of

20 section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act

21 of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the

22 Targhee National Forest, as adjusted by this Act, shall

23 be considered to be the boundaries of the Forest as of Jan24 uary 1, 1965.
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1 SEC. 3. CLARK FORK LAND EXCHANGE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that, over the 12

3 years prior to the date of enactment of this Act—

4 (1) the University of Idaho has utilized the

5 Clark Fork Ranger Station within the Kaniksu Na6 tional Forest as the Clark Fork Field Campus,

7 under a Granger-Thye permit; and

8 (2) the University of Idaho has made substan9 tial improvements in order to maintain and utilize

10 the buildings as a campus facility.

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

12 (1) PARCEL A.—The term ‘‘Parcel A’’ means

13 the approximately 35.27 acres comprising the Clark

14 Fork Ranger Station within the Kaniksu National

15 Forest, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Clark Fork

16 Land Exchange—Parcel A’’ and dated July 1, 1991.

17 (2) PARCEL B.—The term ‘‘Parcel B’’ means

18 the approximately 40 acres depicted on the map en19 titled ‘‘Clark Fork Land Exchange—Parcel B’’ and

20 dated July 1, 1991.

21 (c) LAND EXCHANGE.—

22 (1) CONVEYANCE BY THE SECRETARY.—In ex23 change for the conveyance described in paragraph

24 (2) and subject to easements that are considered

25 necessary by the Secretary for public and adminis26 trative access and to valid existing rights, the Sec-
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1 retary shall convey to the State of Idaho, acting

2 through the Regents of the University of Idaho, all

3 right, title, and interest of the United States to

4 Parcel A.

5 (2) CONVEYANCE BY THE STATE OF IDAHO.—

6 In exchange for the conveyance described in para7 graph (1) and subject to valid existing rights of

8 record acceptable to the Secretary, the State of

9 Idaho shall convey to the Secretary, by general war10 ranty deed in accordance with Department of Jus11 tice title standards, all right, title, and interest to

12 Parcel B.

13 (3) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—

14 (A) PUBLIC ACCESS.—The maps described

15 in subsection (b) and the legal descriptions of

16 the lands depicted on the maps shall be on file

17 and available for public inspection in the Re18 gional Office of the Northern Region of the

19 Forest Service.

20 (B) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The maps

21 and legal descriptions shall have the same force

22 and effect as if included in this Act, except that

23 the Secretary may correct clerical and typo24 graphical errors.

25 (d) LAND VALUATION.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), if

2 the lands exchanged between the United States and

3 the State of Idaho, as authorized by subsection (c),

4 are not of equal value, the values shall be equalized

5 in accordance with section 206(b) of the Federal

6 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43

7 U.S.C. 1716(b)).

8 (2) EXCEPTION.—The value of the improve9 ments made by the University of Idaho on Parcel A

10 under the Granger-Thye permit shall be excluded

11 from consideration in a valuation conducted pursu12 ant to paragraph (1).

13 (e) NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon acquisition of Parcel

15 B by the United States, the boundaries of the

16 Kaniksu National Forest shall be adjusted to include

17 Parcel B.

18 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purpose

19 of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation

20 Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the bound21 aries of the Kaniksu National Forest, as adjusted by

22 this Act, shall be considered to be the boundaries of

23 the Forest as of January 1, 1965.